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camarillobrillo · 3007 days ago · link · · parent · post: FiveThirtyEight on "The Weird World of Expensive Wine"
Black Maple Hill. It was back at my first real job as a dock worker for a wine and spirits distributor. I got the employee discount. That same bottle is going for like $400 these days. Not a bad first job; of course I'm an alkie now so... Beer, wine or liquor I think my point stands. It's like anything else in life: Cheap shit is cheap because it's often just a quick high with a shitty end. You buy the top shelf stuff with respect, and it respects you in turn. Then you've got the flamboyant purchases the 1% like to wank off to.